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New regulatory license for social media platforms in Malaysia to fight cyber offences

August 06 2024 | TW News Correspondent

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Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a license if they have more than 8 million users in the country from Aug 1, in an attempt to combat increasing cyber o...
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US sues TikTok over massive-scale privacy violations of kids under 13

August 06 2024 | TW News Correspondent

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The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app as the Biden administration continues its crackdown on the social media site.

The government said TikTok violated...
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OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic

August 06 2024 | TW News Correspondent

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John Schulman, one of the co-founders of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, has left the ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic, he said in a post on social media platform X late Monday.

"This choice stems from my desire to deepen my focus on AI alignment, and to start a new chapter of my career w...
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A step towards enhancing digital payment ecosystem

August 01 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Happening

Fast-growing mobile financial service provider upay has recently partnered with SR Parcel for enabling electronic payment at different toll plazas, which will contribute significantly to strengthen digital payment ecosystem.

Under this agreement, SR Parcel Services Ltd. will be able to avail automatic toll payment via upay at the toll plazas of selected national bridges and highways across Bangladesh. All vehicles of SR Parcel...
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A new gaming monitor hits the market

August 01 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

The global brand has brought the new Ultra-gear series 31.46 inch OLED dual mode four UHD 240Hz or FHD 480Hz G-Sync compatible gaming monitor to the domestic market.

This LG brand monitor is made with 3840*2160 pixels MLA OLED anti-glare display. This display has a contrast ratio of 1500000:1 and a maximum brightness of 275 NITs.

The monitor will come with a full 2-year brand warranty i...
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All social media to be open this afternoon

July 31 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Happening

Social media including Facebook, TikTok, which have been closed since last 12 days, are being opened from Wednesday in the afternoon. They are urged to be more careful in hiring local fact checkers. This decision has been made as Facebook, TikTok and YouTu...
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e-commerce sector incurred loss worth Tk 1400 crore for internet outage: e-CAB

July 31 2024 | TW News Correspondent

E-Commerce

Due to internet outage, the total loss in e-commerce is worth Tk 1400 crore. To get rid of this type of losses, e-CAB has demanded the inclusion of a policy that the internet and Facebook should not be closed u...
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Meeting to decide election date of e-CAB on October 3

July 28 2024 | TW News Correspondent

E-Commerce

The Election Board could not reschedule the election of the fifth biennial executive committee of E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), the national organization of e-commerce traders, due to the ongoing curfew against the violence over quota reforms. For this, another meeting will be held at Banani’s e-CAB office on the afternoon of October 3.

This decision was taken in the first meeting of the p...
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Facebook is not coming back soon

July 28 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Google’s server was opened on Thursday. However, social media and video storage cache servers including Facebook, X, Twitter have been closed. This initiative is basically to bring the social media under accountability, said the the Minister of State for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.

In order to open the mobile internet, the state minister will hold a meeting with the mem...
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BYD YANGWANG U8 and U9 make world debut at Goodwood Festival

July 18 2024 | TW News Correspondent

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BYD debuted its YANGWANG U8 and YANGWANG U9 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s the first time a high-end Chinese brand has unveiled its cars at the festival. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual motorsports festi...
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New variant of TECNO SPARK Go 2024 exclusively available on Daraz

July 18 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Innovative smartphone brand TECNO has come up with another surprise for its fans as the brand unveils the new variant of SPARK Go 2024 exclusively on Dara...
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76% of Companies Improved Their Cyber Defenses to Qualify for Cyber Insurance

July 18 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Happening

 Sophos, a global leader in innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, recently released findings from its survey, “Cyber Insurance and Cyber Defenses 2024: Lessons from IT and Cybersecurity Leaders.” According to the report, 97% of those with a cyber policy invested in improving their defenses to help with insurance, with 76% saying it enabled them to qualify for coverage, 67% to get better pricing and 30%...
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realme Service Day: Save Up to 60% on Repairs and Enjoy Free Services

July 16 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Youth-favourite smartphone brand realme has announced its Service Day between July 16 and 18, 2024. This special event provides realme users exceptio...
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vivo's latest campaign offers prizes for the best photos and videos

July 16 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Product Updates

Traveling with dear friends brings tremendous joy. But winning fabulous prizes by capturing those cherished moments is just pure exhilaration!

vivo is launching the...
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Banglalink and ICMAB Host Knowledge Sharing Session for Accountants

July 16 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Telco

Banglalink, the country's leading digital operator, collaborated with the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) to organize a seminar aimed at sharing cross-industry best practices among professionals on ethics and compliance in business operations....
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